Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Australian government has set aside A$106 million ($76 million) over four years to support what it calls "permanent" telehealth, which will ensure flexibility in healthcare delivery and continuous health consultations via phone or online. WHY IT MATTERS. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. million ($22.8

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Her theft of the cards began at least as early as May 2021 and continued through September 2021. Participating in the fraud can result in the person(s) being prosecuted.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. This, critically, could have helped save lives.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. After operating on paper for a few weeks, the agency launched the tool.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. And most relate solely to COVID-19 interventions, which sunset permanently as states withdraw their emergencies.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, Thomas Cueni, the head of an international pharmaceutical trade association, acknowledged that everyone was “ashamed and embarrassed” by the inequity. “We Monopoly control presents profound questions for public health governance. Zain Rizvi is a research director at Public Citizen.

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2021

The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine “infodemic” has slowed the ability for nations around the world to emerge out of the public health crisis. Growing cynicism among some health citizens facing the politicization of public health tactics like vaccines and facial masks is what we’re talking about.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Widespread international health emergencies, and particularly pandemics, can lead to a major imbalance of negotiating power between manufacturers and governments. Governments may face difficult policy decisions in their attempts to expeditiously control the spread of disease. Government, the U.S.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Two California brothers were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 26, 2022

While cyber attacks on critical infrastructure – such as the Colonial Pipeline and a Florida water plant – created a lot of buzz this year, last year we saw a 123% increase in the number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare industry – a trend that has unfortunately continued to plague the healthcare industry throughout 2021.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In 2021, the Supreme Court articulated in Tandon v. Newsom a legal principle that threatens to upend over a century of legal precedent recognizing the authority of state governments to ensure public health by mandating vaccines. By Donna Gitter. Throughout that period, federal courts have respected those decisions.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The “who,” the “when,” and the “how” This is what happened in Colombia: by the third peak of the pandemic in April 2021, the Ministry of Health had adopted general, non-binding recommendations that allowed triage decisions on the basis of age and disability.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Robert Hooke’s detailed drawings of cells relied on his compound microscope, and the development of the COVID-19 vaccine hinged on genetic research powered by computers. Tech giants, small startups, government labs, and universities alike are currently exploring how to make better hardware. classical) computers.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Africa hard and overwhelmed the capacity to test for and treat the disease, highlighting existing gaps within its national health systems. According to a 2021 report from AHAIC , only half (52%) of African citizens, about 615 million people, have access to the healthcare they need.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The infodemic has made it more difficult for incarcerated people to suss out how to use whatever limited power they do have to protect themselves from COVID-19 (e.g., There is no doubt that the carceral system has amplified the suffering and death wrought by COVID-19, especially for historically marginalized communities.

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

However, it surprises me when I hear people who work outside the health care arena claim HIPAA protection over all kinds of information – and most recently, their COVID-19 vaccination status. So, can you ask employees about their vaccination status? Those premises will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

In the case of the CMS IFR, the government requested dissolution of the stay in effect for that rule in many states to prevent CMS from enforcing its vaccine requirements. Justice Gorsuch noted that the power to mandate vaccines was squarely within the scope of the states’ police powers. Though the Court (i.e.,

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SQA

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The 2021 Quality Calendar. Our masterful creative team at SQA has done it again with the 2021 edition. Now, more than ever, the demand for cybersecurity is high, as government, military, corporate, and medical organizations collect, process, and store unprecedented amounts of data on computers and other devices.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

OIG also remains engaged with federal partners like the Department of Justice (DOJ) to identify and prosecute individuals who exploit the COVID-19 response for their own gain. During this reporting period, an individual was sentenced to three years of probation for fabricating false COVID-19 vaccine records.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s May 2022 provisional data estimates that the United States suffered 107,622 overdose deaths in 2021, which translates to an overdose death every 5 minutes and is the highest number of such deaths ever reported in a calendar year in American history. While the U.S.

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SQA

APRIL 30, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #3, 2021. Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. UChicago Medicine invests $607 million in community benefits for South Side and Southland regions in fiscal 2021. Illinois COVID Stats: Cases Up Nearly 30% in Last Week, Health Officials Say.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. Before that, he spent 17 years as CEO of HealthPartners, a cooperatively governed health plan and care system in Minnesota. They are: Aysha Al Mahri. President, Emirates Nursing Association. Abu Dhabi, UAE. New York City.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

First announced in January 2021, the Vaccine Credential Initiative – co-founded by MITRE Corporation and others including Cerner, Change Healthcare, Epic, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and others – has made big progress over the past year-plus on new approaches to interoperable record-keeping.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 29, 2022

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. In this post, I argue that young people should have the opportunity to consent to vaccines. By Victoria Kalumbi.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the rate of reporting of safety data has been unprecedented with the EMA reporting a 93% increase in the volume of adverse event reports reported in 2021 compared to 2020 1. . References.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The pandemic prison has utilized several of the worst features of incarceration as a foundational part of how the institution governs “public health” for its captives. The scale of COVID-19 in jails, prisons, and detention centers was expected. By Dan Berger.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

During today’s sessions, a number of health plans, health systems and physician organizations spoke to the current situation with COVID-19. Multiple presentations also noted that there did not seem to be a lot of built-up deferred medical demand carrying over from 2021 into 2022. billion in net income in the first ½ of 2021.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023. Alabama’s Covid-19 positivity rate falling, giving hope to health leader. Missouri House backs bills against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. 252, 253, and 271 (2021), and Nos. 290 (2022).

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #4, 2021. Brazilian Regulators Update Economic Monitoring Requirements for Some Medical Devices, 26 March 2021. The new regulation takes effect on 01 April 2021. ANVISA: The Advances of 2020 in Regulatory Quality Improvement, 31 March 2021.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

Department of Labor (“DOL”), the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Department of Treasury (collectively, “the Agencies”) issued guidance, including Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 , to provide relief for employee benefit plans, plan participants and beneficiaries.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Health data breaches swell in 2021 amid hacking surge, POLITICO analysis finds. Louisville health department leader who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine distribution has died. AMA survey shows widespread enthusiasm for telehealth.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

Hawaii shifts from treating COVID pandemic like an emergency. Hawaii begins COVID-19 ‘Transition Plan’ Maui hospital system still reliant on funds from government. New Mississippi law bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates. NC’s medical marijuana bill didn’t advance in 2021. MISSISSIPPI.

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Health Law Gurus

JULY 7, 2020

From the very outset of the COVID-19 pandemic the development of an effective and safe vaccine for COVID-19 became a public and private priority pursed with urgency and intensity. Regulatory Efforts to Accelerate Vaccine Development.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in Financing for Medical Office Building in Utica, New York Jacobi hospital saw 20% of its nurses quit in 2022.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

An employee is considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine with, if applicable, at least the minimum interval between doses as recommended by the CDC, World Health Organization (“WHO”), or if administered as a part of a clinical trial. Verification.

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